To configure BGP, perform the following tasks (IPv6):
Tasks at a glance
Configuring basic
BGP:
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(Required.)
Enabling BGP
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(Required.) Perform one of the following tasks:
Configuring a BGP peer
Configuring a BGP peer group
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(Optional.)
Specifying the source interface for TCP connections
Generating BGP
routes:
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Perform at least one of the following tasks:
Injecting a local network
Redistributing IGP routes
(Optional.)
Controlling route distribution and
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Configuring BGP route summarization
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Advertising optimal routes in the IP routing table
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Advertising a default route to a peer or peer group
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Limiting routes received from a peer or peer group
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Configuring BGP route filtering policies
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Configuring BGP route dampening
(Optional.)
Controlling BGP path
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Specifying a preferred value for routes received
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Configuring preferences for BGP routes
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Configuring the default local preference
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Configuring the MED attribute
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Configuring the NEXT_HOP attribute
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Configuring the AS_PATH attribute
(Optional.)
Tuning and optimizing BGP
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Configuring the keepalive interval and hold time
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Configuring the interval for sending updates for the same route
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Enabling BGP to establish an EBGP session over multiple hops
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Enabling immediate reestablishment of direct EBGP connections upon link failure
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Enabling 4-byte AS number suppression
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Configuring MD5 authentication for BGP
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Configuring BGP load balancing
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Disabling BGP to establish a session to a peer or peer group
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Configuring BGP soft-reset
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Protecting an EBGP peer when memory usage reaches level 2 threshold
(Optional.)
Configuring a large-scale BGP
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Configuring BGP community
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Configuring a BGP route reflector
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Configuring a BGP confederation
(Optional.)
Configuring BGP GR
(Optional.)
Enabling trap
reception:
selection:
networks:
network:
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Remarks
HP recommends
configuring BGP peer
groups on large scale
BGP networks for easy
configuration and
maintenance.
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